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AMD logo Phenom II X2 550
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AMD logo Phenom X3 8550

AMD Phenom II X2 550 logo AMD Phenom X3 8550 logo
General information Phenom II X2 550 Phenom X3 8550
Launched Q2 2009 Q2 2009
Used in Desktop Desktop
Factory AMD AMD
Socket AM2+ AM2
Clock 3.1 GHz 0 % 2.2 GHz 29 %
Cores 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Threads 2 33.3 % 3 0 %
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 W 15.8 % 95 W 0 %
Performance Phenom II X2 550 Phenom X3 8550
Overall Score 29487 0 % 28971 1.7 %
Future Proof 13 % 0 % 13 % 0 %
Benchmark Score 756 0 % 704 6.9 %
Single Thread Score 1229.2 0 % 828.3 32.6 %
Encrypting Data 1613.1 MB/s 0 % 1503.1 MB/s 6.8 %
Compressing Data 25.3 MB/s 0 % 21.9 MB/s 13.4 %
String objects sorting 3225.7 thousand/s 0 % 3168.2 thousand/s 1.8 %
Prime numbers generation 8 millions/s 0 % 4 millions/s 50 %
Mathemathic operations (integer) 3220.3 millions/s 0 % 2810 millions/s 12.7 %
Mathemathic operations (float) 2632.6 millions/s 0 % 2424.9 millions/s 7.9 %

Comparison of average FPS

Comparison of average FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Phenom II X2 550, Phenom X3 8550.

Average frames per second Phenom II X2 550 Phenom X3 8550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 42.2 FPS 40.9 FPS
High settings 67.6 FPS 65.4 FPS
Medium settings 84.5 FPS 81.7 FPS
Low settings 105.6 FPS 102.2 FPS
Difference 0 % 3.3 %

Grand Theft Auto V Frames per second

Comparison of FPS count by settings on resolution 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) in game 1920 × 1080 (FHD (1080p)) for Grand Theft Auto V.

Grand Theft Auto V Phenom II X2 550 Phenom X3 8550
Screen resolution: 1920 × 1080 pixels   Change
Ultra settings 102.2 FPS 101.3 FPS
High settings 163.5 FPS 162.1 FPS
Medium settings 204.4 FPS 202.6 FPS
Low settings 255.5 FPS 253.3 FPS
Difference 0 % 0.9 %
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